Thanks to a partnership between Albright Knox Art Gallery and Erie County, thousands of educational art kits are being delivered to local middle schools. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Erie County Legislator Joseph Lorigo joined West Seneca East Middle...

Recently, several of my colleagues in the Erie County Legislature proposed a law that would impose term limits on all county elected officials. The law allows for three four-year terms for the County Executive, Comptroller, Clerk, District...

Last year, the Legislature unanimously approved an additional $5 million to be spent specifically for infrastructure repair. However, the County Executive opposed the additional spending, claiming the money could not be used in the 2014...

The Erie County Legislature’s Majority Leader, Joseph C. Lorigo, sent a letter to the County Executive asking for further explanation concerning his withdrawal of Carol Dankert-Maurer’s name as Mental Health Commissioner....

Like many of you, I awoke on Jan. 9 to some snow and blowing wind. It wasn’t anything we hadn’t dealt with before. For many of us, after the 7-foot Snovember storm, it seemed like nothing. Because of the conditions, the roads were a...

Erie County Legislator Joseph Lorigo presented a proclamation to the Marilla Free Library in celebration of its 100th anniversary during an event held April 17, 2013 at the library. The proclamation was accepted by Library Director Shannon Jakubowski and Library Board President Marty Mummery.

“Congratulations to the Marilla Library on 100 years of dedicated service to the community. This is truly a popular meeting place in the town and it has grown tremendously over the years, offering many great programs and services to patrons,” said Legislator Lorigo.